The annual salary statistics of firefighters in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of firefighters in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $34,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $68,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for firefighters in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $68,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,690.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of firefighters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,660 | 10.84% | 21.09% |
| 2021 | $39,820 | -10.30% | - |
| 2020 | $43,920 | 2.14% | - |
| 2019 | $42,980 | -6.42% | - |
| 2018 | $45,740 | 5.57% | - |
| 2017 | $43,190 | 8.57% | - |
| 2016 | $39,490 | 7.55% | - |
| 2015 | $36,510 | 9.59% | - |
| 2014 | $33,010 | -6.76% | - |
| 2013 | $35,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,660 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for firefighters in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of firefighters in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 23.4 percent (23.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 55.2 percent (55.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Winchester | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Wheeling | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Charleston | |
| Beckley | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Morgantown | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |